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  1. Nursing for Intimate care for men

    skihan replied to RNMikeMiller's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't read the entire thread but I do see a double standard for male and female care providers as a guy who worked in special education then switched to nursing. When I was working in childcare...

  2. Nursing new grad wanting to develop trauma/ER skills: Better to start in rural ER or big city med unit?

    skihan posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello I am currently graduating from a Vancouver,BC nursing school in a couple months, and looking for some opinions from experienced nurses here regarding where would be a good place for me to start....

  3. Nursing new grad wanting to develop trauma/ER skills: Better to start in rural ER or big city med unit?

    skihan replied to skihan's topic in General Nursing

    I would need to ask the manager but the rural hospital ER would have two nurses, with the med unit having 20 beds and 4

  4. Nursing new grad wanting to develop trauma/ER skills: Better to start in rural ER or big city med unit?

    skihan replied to skihan's topic in General Nursing

  5. Immigrating to the USA from Canada as an RN

    skihan posted a topic in International Nursing

    Hello everyone! I am currently a nursing student at UBC. I should be graduating in a year with a bachelors of applied sciences in nursing and be an RN. I am considering moving to the USA permanently...

  6. Immigrating to the USA from Canada as an RN

    skihan replied to skihan's topic in International Nursing

    Could you clarify what TN means? Thank you for the reply! And are all Canadians RNs considered IENs?

  7. Trigger Warning!

    skihan replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

    I think that is the way it should work in ideal situations. But a lot of times people that do not agree with you can use that as an excuse to shut down your speech, as in the line of who decides what...

  8. Trigger Warning!

    skihan replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

    I have to agree with you OP. People need to understand that it is okay to disagree. It is unfortunate that the current media, corporations, and university education further contribute in creating a...

  9. UBC BSN September 2019 Applicants

    skihan replied to mb96's topic in School, College Programs

    Hey everyone! As a current ubc nursing student, I would not worry about CASPER too too much. Many of us got in including myself even when we left a couple CASPER questions empty due to lack of time. I...

  10. What do I need for nursing school?

    skihan replied to Futaba90's topic in General Students

    Yup I can confirm that you want to leave buying textbooks to the last minute. You will need a stethoscope, blood pressure cuff, and a cheap watch for the clinicals. Not sure how early your school...

  11. Any jobs that male nurses are "not allowed" to do?

    skihan posted a topic in Male Nursing Students

    Hello all! A prospective male nurse here. I am currently working in the early childhood education field, which is another field that is dominated by women in the work force. Being a man in a...

  12. UBC BSN September 2018 Applicants

    skihan replied to LPNtoRN_'s topic in School, College Programs

    It seems that it is around 20 to 25 percent chance of us getting in, which is really not too bad! At least we have it a lot better than pre med guys. Hahaha I would be interested to know whether the...

  13. UBC BSN September 2018 Applicants

    skihan replied to LPNtoRN_'s topic in School, College Programs

    Historically, last week of April. If youare put on the waitlist, you can get accepted up to one week before the program

  14. UBC BSN September 2018 Applicants

    skihan replied to LPNtoRN_'s topic in School, College Programs

    Hello EtherealRailgun! I hope you could answer my question. As I am not currently a university student, I need to fill out the Education has not been continuous section. Since Education has not been...

  15. UBC BSN September 2018 Applicants

    skihan replied to LPNtoRN_'s topic in School, College Programs

    Hi Maadddyy, I believe it is 60% gpa and 40% supplemental from their 2015 admission pdf presentation. They did not mention how they are weighed in the for the latest pdf presentations. I am also an...

  16. UBC September 2014 Applicants

    skihan replied to skittles12's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    Hello all I am currently in UBC Kinesiology and this will be my second time applying this year. I could not really go for any other nursing schools in Canada since UBC is the only nursing school in...

  17. RN Nursing schools in Canada that accept international applicants?

    skihan posted a topic in International Nursing

    Hey I'm an international student in Canada looking to apply to nursing schools here. Having said that, most RN Nursing schools are only open for Canadians only Could you let me know if there are any...

  18. Volunteer and Work Experiences

    skihan posted a topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    Just wondering what volunteer and work exeperiences are preferred by nursing schools admissions? I applied to UBC Nursing this year and I didn't get in. My supplmental was the one that was lacking and...

  19. UBC Nursing - September 2013

    skihan replied to melodyinmocha's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    I hope I am wrong and they are indeed processing international students last! Any international students got offers

  20. UBC Nursing - September 2013

    skihan replied to melodyinmocha's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    I was told they don't differentiate between domestic and international at this stage and only at the interview stage. Having said that, I am an international student and I'm still

  21. UBC Nursing - September 2013

    skihan replied to melodyinmocha's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    I was told that they most likely won't due to the sheer number of

  22. UBC Nursing - September 2013

    skihan replied to melodyinmocha's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    It's from today until the end of first week April. Plenty of time

  23. UBC Nursing - September 2013

    skihan replied to melodyinmocha's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    Hello everyone! I also applied to UBC Nursing for this year, I can hardly breathe or focus on school work these days.

  24. UBC Nursing Interview 2013

    skihan posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hello I am a 3rd year student at UBC applying to UBC Nursing. I am aware that UBC Nursing uses the Multiple Question interview where you would get specific scenarios related to ethics. But I just...